Reel for angling, &amp;c.



No.4638,|94. Patented Nov. 28, |899. A. J. ARNOLD.

REEL FUR ANGLING, &c.

(Application led Apr. 15, 1899.)

(No Model.)

Ilrvirnn rnrns ALBERT J. ARNOLD, OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOROF FIVE- EIGI-ITHS TO WALTER FRAZIER, OF SAME PLAGE, AND TRIPP EROS., OF

NORTI-I VERNON, INDIANA.

REEL FOR ANGLING, 80C.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 638,194, dated November28, 1899.

Application filed April 15, 1899. Serial No. 713,194. (No model.)

T0 all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, ALBERT J. ARNOLD, a citizen of the United States,residing at National City, in the county of San Diego and State ofCalifornia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Reelsfor Angling and for other Purposes, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to reels for winding rope, hose, inhoisting-engines, &c., although adapted also for fishing-reels to beattached to a iishingrod and manipulated as desired in angling.

The especial object in view is to produce a reel that shall pay out withentire freedom and with as little friction as possible, yet be instantlyin gear for Winding when desired, and pass from one to theother of theseconditions automatically and yet be at the same time set in permanentgear at will by the act of the operator.

To this end the improvement consists mainly in permanently separatingthe main driving or crank pinion and the driven or reel pinion andmaking the connection by an intervening idler-pinion carried upon aplate pivotally centered upon the crank-shaft, said idler-pinion beingalways in mesh with the crank-pinion and by movement of said platebrought into or out of mesh with the reel-pinion.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure l is a perspective view of a reel with my improvement applied,the crank and covering-plate being removed to show the part-s inoperative relation. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same, showing in fulllines the position of the parts in full gear as shown in Fig. l and indotted lines the position of the parts in disconnected gear, as inrunning out the line; and Fig. 3, a cross-section taken in the planepassing through the axis of the reel and the axis of the crank-shaft.

Referring now to the drawings accompanying and illustrating thisspecification, A designates the spool or reel proper; B, the upper plateof the reel-frame; d, the reel-pinion, and O the driving-pinion orcrank-pinion. All these are constructed and arranged in the usualmanner, excepting that the pivotal stud c of the crank-pinion issufficiently removed from the axis of the re'el to hold the pinions aand C at all times out of mesh. To these I add new parts, construeted,arranged, and operated as follows: To the barrel c of the driving-pinionO, I attach, pivotally, a plate D, of somewhat crescent shape, carryinga stud (Z, on which is centered an idler-pinion c2, thus heldconstantlyin mesh with the crank-pinion O. The plate D being thuspivotally secured, its oscillation toward or from the pinion a bringsthe pinion c2 into mesh with the pinion u (thus connecting thereel-pinion with the crankpinion) or out of mesh, in which latter casethe reel is free to revolve independently of its driving connections.

To retain the plate D in ultimate position, I employ a coiled spring s,set over the barrel c, secured at one end to the plate D and bearing atthe other frictionally against the barrel c and the top plate or coverE, Fig. 3. The spring s is in slight outward tension against the barrelc', so as to produce the desired friction to hold the idler-pinion c2 inmesh with the reel-pinion d when the crankpinion O is being operated inwinding, but to allow the pinion c2 to be disconnected or unmeshed fromthe reel-pinion a when the latter is operated in reverse, as by a pullupon the line unwinding from the reel, and to retain such position ofdisengagement until the crank-pinion is again operated.

To hold the gears positively in engagement when desired, I employ acatch G, pivoted to the plate B and held to ultimate positions by aspring II, also secured to the plate B, and extending over the catch G.The spring I-I has notches n n at its under side which engage upon andhold the catch in either position of engagement, as illustrated by thefull and dotted lines.

A stop p is provided to limit the movement of the plate D in order thatthe pinions O and and a may not be crowded by meshing too deep.

The operation is as follows: When the reel mechanism is connected,asshown in full lines, with the catch G in place, the gears are in mesh,as in an ordinary reel, and so remain until the catch G is moved intoposition shown in dotted lines. When this occurs, the plate D is free tomove from the position shown in ICO full lines into that shown in dottedlines, there being nothing to hold the parts in either position exceptthe frictional holding of the spring s, so that the catch being in theposition shown in dotted lines a pull uponthe line will unwind the reel,at the same time disengaging the pinions c2 and Ct and forcing the plateD and its pinion into position shown by dotted lines. In such positionthe catch G acts as a back-stop, limiting the movement of the plate D inthat direction. Immediately on operating the crank the former positionof engagement is restored, so that the action of engagement ordisengagement is automatic. A suitable click (not shown) may be providedto engage the pinion d in the usual manner to signal its movement to theear.

In the practical use of the device if after reeling in it is desirableto leave the reel entirely disengaged a slight reverse movement of thecrank will accomplish it, or it may be left to its automatic actionalready described.

I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited Statesl. In a reel, in combination with the driving or crankpinion, and the driven -or reel pinion, standing normally disengaged, anidler-pinion, in permanent engagement with the crank-pinion, and adaptedto be moved into engagement with l[he reel-pinion by the windingmovement of the crank and thrown out oi' engagement by the unwindingmovement of the reel, substantially as set forth.

2. In a reel, the combination with the driving or crank pinion, and thedriven or reel pinion, normally disengaged, of a frame pivotally mountedupon the axial hub or barrel of the driving-pinion, an idler-pinioncarried by said frame and permanently in mesh with said driving-pinionand adapted to be moved into engagement with the reel-pinion by thewinding movement of the crank and thrown out of engagement by theunwinding movement of the reel, substantially as described.

3. In a reel, the combination with the driving-pinion and the drivenpinion, standing normally disengaged, an idler-pinion in permanentengagement with the driving-pinion and adapted to be moved intoengagement with the driven pinion bythe winding movement of the crankand thrown out of engagement by the unwinding movement of the reel, andmeans for holding the pinions positively in engagement when desired,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

ALBERT J. ARNOLD. Witnesses:

W. B. VAUGHAN, G. H. WILcoX.

